Spanish police raid headquarters of PM Sánchez’s Socialist Party
Police sought documents and digital records in a probe into alleged illegal party financing and influence peddling, deepening pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government.
- On Wednesday, Spanish Civil Guard officers raided the Socialist Party's national headquarters in Madrid as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing ordered by a judge in the sealed Leire Díez case.
- Last week, a separate court announced it was investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling tied to a government airline bailout, following December arrests of Díez and Vicente Fernández, former president of state investment firm SEPI.
- The investigation examines whether Díez, the Socialist Party's former 'fixer' under investigation for influence peddling, acted independently or followed instructions from party leadership; authorities will also search PSOE official Gaspar Zarrías's home, who was key in hiring Díez.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party faces another corruption scandal, prompting opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo to declare at Congress that the case's 'extreme seriousness speaks for itself.'
- Judicial authorities are examining whether corruption extended beyond individual actors to party leadership; the National Court probe into accusations against a former party member at a state-run company will determine the scope of institutional involvement.
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Spanish Police Search Ruling Socialist Party’s Headquarters Amid Corruption Investigation
Spanish police began a search of the ruling Socialist Party’s headquarters in Madrid on May 27 as part of an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by a member of the party. The Guardia Civil—one of two national law enforcement agencies in Spain—said that the search was confined to an investigation into allegations against Socialist Party member Leire Díez and others. The investigation, being led by National Court judge Santiago Pedraz, revolves …
The PSOE's federal headquarters experienced a day of high tension as it underwent a thorough judicial search following a request from Judge Santiago Pedraz of the National Court. Twelve hours after it began, the Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit (UCO) concluded the operation and is now preparing to access an unprecedented amount of internal information. The judge wants to leave no stone unturned, and for this reason, the agents have turned …
Madrid, Spain.- The Spanish Police registered Wednesday the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial irregularities linked to a former party member who allegedly attempted to influence police and judicial cases that could harm the party. The operation in the office of the center of Madrid represents another blow to the party of the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, whose soc…
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